In health, indigenous polymicrobial communities at mucosal surfaces maintain an ecological
balance via both inter‐microbial and host‐microbial interactions that promote their own and …

Periodontitis is an infection-driven inflammatory disease, which is characterized by gingival
inflammation and bone loss. Periodontitis is associated with various systemic diseases …

Periodontitis is a dysbiotic inflammatory disease with an adverse impact on systemic health.
Recent studies have provided insights into the emergence and persistence of dysbiotic oral …

The composition of the oral microbiome differs from one intraoral site to another, reflecting in
part the host response and immune capacity at each site. By focusing on two major oral …

Uncontrolled inflammation of the periodontal area may arise when complex microbial
communities transition from a commensal to a pathogenic entity. Communication among …

In their classic 1976 paper, Page & Schroeder described the histopathologic events and the
types of myeloid cells and lymphocytes involved in the initiation and progression of …

In periodontitis, dysbiotic microbial communities exhibit synergistic interactions for enhanced
protection from host defenses, nutrient acquisition, and persistence in an inflammatory …

Carbon dots (CDs) with high quantum yield (QY), low toxicity and good biocompatibility are
the major quests of biomedical research. In this paper, we develop a green, simple …

Neutrophils have been historically associated with antimicrobial functions in acute infections
but are now appreciated as functionally versatile cells with critical roles in chronic …

Objective To investigate protein citrullination by the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas
gingivalis as a potential mechanism for breaking tolerance to citrullinated proteins in …